Follow the new way : American refugee resettlement policy and Hmong religious change / Melissa May Borja.

"An incisive look at Hmong religion in the United States, where resettled refugees found creative ways to maintain their traditions, even as Christian organizations deputized by the government were granted an outsized influence on the refugees' new lives"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borja, Melissa May, 1982- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Hmong Americans > Religion.
Hmong Americans > Social life and customs.
Hmong Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Hmong (Asian people) > Relocation > United States.
Refugees > Government policy > United States > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Christianity and politics > United States.
Christianity and politics.
Refugees > Government policy > Religious aspects > Christianity.
United States.
Physical Description:viii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The Origins of Religious Unsettlement: Missionary Encounters, Military Engagements, and Migration in Asia
  • Administering Resettlement: Refugee Resettlement as Church-State Governance
  • Ministering Resettlement: Refugee Resettlement as Christian Ministry and Mission
  • Pluralizing Resettlement: Christian Encounters with the Hmong Way
  • Disrupting the Old Way: The Impact of Refugee Policy on Hmong Ritual Life
  • Following the New Way: Refugee Policy and Hmong Adoption of Christianity
  • Remaking the Hmong Way: The Creation of a Hmong American Religion.